[Permissions fully unlocked.]
The pale blue system notification quickly faded from the edge of Chiya's vision.
The hilt of Ryūjin Jakka radiated a warmth that felt perfectly attuned to him. The sword was now completely bound to Chiya's soul. There were no more unlock conditions to test. The full power of this fire-element Zanpakuto could now be unleashed in this world without the slightest hindrance.
In midair, Six Paths Obito lost the ability to stay aloft after being cut in half. Both pieces of his body fell under gravity.
His body, infused with the Ten-Tails' chakra, did not die immediately. At the severed edges, white Hashirama cells and black Yin-Yang Release matter rapidly writhed and pulled at each other, trying to stitch the two halves back together. His Six Paths-level regeneration showed its astonishing effectiveness.
Chiya sheathed his sword. The black scabbard met the guard with a crisp metallic click.
He ignored Obito, who was repairing himself in midair. Chiya descended vertically and planted both feet firmly atop the ruins of the Land of Iron's fortress.
The aftershocks of the higher-dimensional energy had already razed this area. Charred craters and broken stone pillars littered the ground.
Behind a ruined wall a hundred meters from Chiya.
Kakashi knelt on one knee, panting heavily. His right eye was shut tight, while the scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye stared fixedly at the spot where Chiya had landed.
Blood kept seeping from the corner of Kakashi's left eye, running over his mask and dripping onto the rubble beneath him.
The Raikage lay in a pool of blood, both arms gone. Ōnoki had exhausted his chakra and fallen unconscious. Mei Terumi and Gaara were also unable to fight. The Five Kage's battle line had completely collapsed.
Kakashi knew perfectly well that